Thursday, May 1, 2014

Transport vs. Downing Tote

I love both of these bags.  Apparently, so does every other American woman judging by how many pins there are of each of these on Pinterest.


      


I gave you two images of the Downing Tote, because I was kind of meh about it by itself, but once I saw the tote in an image on a person, I liked it a lot.

I think I might lean a little more in favor of the Madewell.  They are both $168 full price.  Ouch. But the J. Crew tote often goes on sale at 30% off.  Which makes it only $117.  A lot more affordable. Apparently, the Madewell never goes on sale.  

I do like that the J. Crew seems to be a titch more structured.  And I really like the purse in the image with the girl and her weird baseball hat.  I am just trying to decide how I feel about the zigzag pattern on the J. Crew Downing Tote.  

What say you?  One over the other?

* See my updated review on the JCrew Downing Tote here

2 comments:

  1. Hello! I've had the same dilemma and have decided on the Madewell tote for two reasons.
    1. the inside pocket looks roomy and has a zip, whereas the J.Crew comes with a tiny separate pouch.
    2. The zigzag on the J.Crew looks a bit shaggy/worn on some people's instagram photos.
    What did you decide on?

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    1. I ended up going with the JCrew. Here are my thoughts. The little tiny pouch is worthless. It doesn't hold my phone and I am not sure what I would put in there. The zigzag does get a little worn after a while, but more of a charming "I've had this forever" type of way. The structure of the tote seems to stand up pretty well, and I feel like it may be better that way than the Madewell one. However, because it is one big pocket, you must be organized! Otherwise it just becomes a giant hole filled with stuff that you have to dig through every time your phone rings! Price was a factor in my purchasing the JCrew, but in hindsight, I wish I would have waited a little longer and gone with the Madewell.

      But I do have Madwell's Kensington Satchel, and I think I like the JCrew tote better than that one! I find that I am more of a tote person, not having to deal with zippers, and I much prefer the larger room in a tote.

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